The Bhikkhu (Monk)

Good is restraint of the eye; good is restraint of the ear; good is restraint of the…

Good is restraint of the body; good is restraint of speech; good is restraint of mind;…

Restrained in hand, restrained in foot, restrained in speech, supremely restrained;…

The bhikkhu controlled in mouth, speaking wisely, not puffed up, who illuminates meaning…

The bhikkhu who delights in Dhamma, rejoices in Dhamma, ponders Dhamma, recalls Dhamma —…

One should not despise one's own gain, nor go about envying others' gain

Even a bhikkhu of small gain, who does not despise his own gain — the gods praise him,…

In whom there is no 'mine-making' anywhere in mind-and-body, and who does not grieve over…

The bhikkhu who dwells in loving-kindness, full of faith in the Buddha's teaching — may…

Bail out this boat, bhikkhu

Cut off the five lower fetters, abandon the five higher fetters, cultivate the five…

Meditate, bhikkhu

There is no jhana for one without wisdom; no wisdom for one without jhana

For the bhikkhu of peaceful mind who has entered an empty dwelling, who rightly…

Wherever he contemplates the rising and falling of the aggregates, he gains rapture and…

This is the beginning here for the wise bhikkhu: guarding of the senses, contentment, and…

Associate with good friends, of pure livelihood and untiring

As the jasmine sheds its withered flowers — so, O bhikkhus, shed lust and hatred

Peaceful in body, peaceful in speech, peaceful in mind and well-concentrated — the…

Spur yourself yourself; examine yourself yourself

The self is the lord of the self; the self is the refuge of the self

The bhikkhu abounding in joy, full of faith in the Buddha's teaching — may he attain the…

The young bhikkhu who applies himself to the Buddha's teaching — he illuminates this…